Chapter Twenty Seven

Leea starred at the two girls. One had looked like she had walked right out of fantasy novel set in medieval japan and the other looked like her student Ruby. Her student though was as short as Hoshi with black hair, not a tall statuesque sailor seifuku fighter.

"What is it, Professor," the girl who looked like Ruby grumbled.

"You're not Ruby," she mumbled.

"I am, we already went over this," she said rubbing her temples. "I am Ruby, you just didn't know that I was hiding in different body."

Leea groaned, "this is still all too weird, and she's your body guard?"

"Sort of," Ruby smiled and Raleigh sighed. "She's gonna be Hoshi's guard once we get her back."

"And the bitch that's possessing her?"

"We'll make sure she pays," Ruby added and Leea groaned as Cye came in.

"Do you girls want ice cream," he asked.

Raleigh looked at them, what is ice cream?

"Just about the best thing on Earth," Leea grinned, "Triple, yes, Cye! Can I go, this place is a mope fest!"

Ruby sighed as she watched the girl skip out, "we need to talk to Bastet, don't you think?"

Yes, the warrior said as they went to go find her.

Leea hung unto Cye's arm as they went outside. Mia's car was running, it was her, Ryo, Sage, Cye, and Kento. She wanted to know them better anyways. After all they were gonna save her best buddy, she had to make sure they were awesome. She squeezed in between Kento and Cye, Sage was driving and Ryo was the front passenger.

Kento grinned at her, "hey there!"

"Don't try that again," Cye scolded.

Kento smirked and put an arm over her shoulder, "hey, she's cute!"

Cye shoved his arm off, "try it again, Kento!"

Sage started laughed as they pulled out of the drive way, "don't make me turn this car around!"

Ryo winked at her, "Kento's right though, you are pretty cute!"

She felt her ears flush, "yeep! Hoshi said you guys were flirty!"

"She did," asked Sage with a laugh.

"Yup, she said, you were all like marines or something? Cute, funny, and always acting like brothers," she paused to find the right words. "I could get used to this!"

"Used to what," asked Cye.

"Four cute guys bickering over if I'm cute or not," she barked out a laugh. "Look, I hope you guys don't think bad of me or anything for socking Sage earlier!"

"You have one hell of punch and elbow," Kento laughed, "I think you broke my rib!"

Ryo laughed, "actually, it was quite refreshing to have someone other than the dynasty beating us up."

Cye shook his head, "you were just concerned. I would have done the same."

"I'm not mad either," Sage said to her as well. "Though, I'm going to bruise..."

"Put some make up on," she paused as Kento tried to slide a hand of her shoulders again. Cye grabbed it and bent his hand back. She leaned against Cye and said as Kento yelped, "My Hero!"

The ice cream shop was close by and they piled out of the car. She looks up the stars as the boys order ice cream, "Hoshi, don't go doing anything crazy girlfriend!"

Cye came out first, holding a couple pints of ice cream, he looks at her curiously, "she really is your best friend, huh?"

"Yeah, but everyone thinks I'm the crazy one, she's the one who does dumb shit out of her ability too. There was this one time, this guy was hitting on me on our girl's night out and wouldn't let up," she paused to think back. "At the time she walked with a cane, she broke three of his bones with it!"

"She's a fighter," he smiled as they went back to the car, the guys were still bickering on what to get for everyone else.

"You don't know how much so," she said with a smirk. "I want to help you guys get her back!"

"What," Cye asked. "that isn't a good idea, the nether realm is no place for a human."

"I don't care," she said persistently. "She would go for me in the reverse situation!"

"I'm sure she would," Ryo said interrupting her conversation. "That girl is something else! The day that I spent with her and Kento was wild! She didn't let Kento bully her one time!"

"Hey, she bullied me," Kento grinned as Sage came up. "That girl is a fighter!"

Ryo said, "you can't come along though."

She pouted as they piled back in the crowded car. Ryo wrestled the ice cream from Kento, "you'll eat it all before we even get back!"

"Please, you have to let me go," she said as Sage started to drive.

Sage grumbled, "look, we've already had Hoshi hurt because of the nether Realm."

Leea just sat back and mumbled, "she's my best friend though..."

Kento looked at her and felt bad, "wouldn't we do the same guys?"

Ryo groaned and looked to Sage who shrugged, "Ok, but you're going to listen to us! I don't care who, but whoever you're with you're going to listen too! If we say duck, you duck, if we say run, you run! If we tell you to leave us, then you do it!"

"Roger," she said with a salute and big smile. "I'm guessing your the head honcho huh?"

"Yeah," he mumbled. "but this is dangerous Leea, not some trip out of town. We might not be able to protect you all the time. You have to do what's best for your survival."

The car got quiet, so Kento decided to brighten things up. He wrapped an arm around her tightly, "so let's enjoy tonight together."

"Kento," Cye growled prying his hand off.

Sage laughed, "hey, Kento will protect her you can bet on that!"

They all started laughing, and Leea beamed as they pulled in the drive way.